[ADD] new module module_change_auto_install to configure auto installable modules by configuration

module_change_auto_install/README.rst

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+===============================
+Change auto installable modules
+===============================
+
+.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+   !! This file is generated by oca-gen-addon-readme !!
+   !! changes will be overwritten.                   !!
+   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

module_change_auto_install/__init__.py

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+from .patch import post_load

module_change_auto_install/__manifest__.py

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+# Copyright (C) 2021 - Today: GRAP (http://www.grap.coop)
+# @author: Sylvain LE GAL (https://twitter.com/legalsylvain)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
+
+{
+    "name": "Change auto installable modules",
+    "summary": "Customize auto installables modules by configuration",
+    "version": "14.0.1.0.1",
+    "category": "Tools",
+    "maintainers": ["legalsylvain"],
+    "author": "GRAP, Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
+    "website": "https://github.com/OCA/server-tools",
+    "installable": True,
+    "depends": ["base"],
+    "post_load": "post_load",
+    "license": "AGPL-3",
+}

module_change_auto_install/patch.py

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+# Copyright (C) 2021 - Today: GRAP (http://www.grap.coop)
+# @author: Sylvain LE GAL (https://twitter.com/legalsylvain)
+# License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
+
+import logging
+
+from odoo import modules
+from odoo.tools import config
+
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+_original_load_information_from_description_file = (
+    modules.module.load_information_from_description_file
+)
+
+
+def _overload_load_information_from_description_file(module, mod_path=None):
+    res = _original_load_information_from_description_file(module, mod_path=None)
+    auto_install = res.get("auto_install", False)
+
+    modules_auto_install_enabled = config.get("modules_auto_install_enabled", [])
+    modules_auto_install_disabled = config.get("modules_auto_install_disabled", [])
+
+    if module in modules_auto_install_disabled and auto_install:
+        _logger.info("Module '%s' has been marked as not auto installable." % module)
+        res["auto_install"] = False
+
+    if module in modules_auto_install_enabled and not auto_install:
+        _logger.info("Module '%s' has been marked as auto installable." % module)
+        res["auto_install"] = True
+
+    return res
+
+
+def post_load():
+    modules.module.load_information_from_description_file = (
+        _overload_load_information_from_description_file
+    )
+    modules.load_information_from_description_file = (
+        _overload_load_information_from_description_file
+    )

module_change_auto_install/readme/CONFIGURE.rst

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+* Edit your ``odoo.cfg`` configuration file:
+
+* Add the module ``module_change_auto_install`` in the ``server_wide_modules`` list.
+
+* (optional) Add a new entry ``modules_auto_install_disabled`` to mark
+  a list of modules as NOT auto installable.
+
+* (optional) Add a new entry ``modules_auto_install_enabled`` to mark
+  a list of modules as auto installable. This feature can be usefull for companies
+  that are hosting a lot of Odoo instances for many customers, and want some modules
+  to be always installed.
+
+**Typical Settings**
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+    server_wide_modules = web,module_change_auto_install
+
+    modules_auto_install_disabled = partner_autocomplete,iap,mail_bot,account_edi,account_edi_facturx,account_edi_ubl
+
+    modules_auto_install_enabled = web_responsive,web_no_bubble,base_technical_features,disable_odoo_online,account_menu
+
+Run your instance and check logs. Modules that has been altered should be present in your log, at the load of your instance:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+    INFO db_name odoo.addons.module_change_auto_install.patch: Module 'iap' has been marked as not auto installable.
+    INFO db_name odoo.addons.module_change_auto_install.patch: Module 'mail_bot' has been marked as not auto installable.
+    INFO db_name odoo.addons.module_change_auto_install.patch: Module 'partner_autocomplete' has been marked as not auto installable.
+    INFO db_name odoo.addons.module_change_auto_install.patch: Module 'account_edi' has been marked as not auto installable.
+    INFO db_name odoo.addons.module_change_auto_install.patch: Module 'account_edi_facturx' has been marked as not auto installable.
+    INFO db_name odoo.addons.module_change_auto_install.patch: Module 'account_edi_ubl' has been marked as not auto installable.
+    INFO db_name odoo.modules.loading: 42 modules loaded in 0.32s, 0 queries (+0 extra)

module_change_auto_install/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.rst

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+* Sylvain LE GAL <https://twitter.com/legalsylvain>

module_change_auto_install/readme/DESCRIPTION.rst

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+In odoo, by default some modules are marked as auto installable
+by the ``auto_install`` key present in the manifest.
+
+* This feature is very useful for "glue" modules that allow two modules to work together.
+  (A typical example is ``sale_stock`` which allows ``sale`` and ``stock`` modules to work together).
+
+* However, Odoo SA also marks some modules as auto installable, even though
+  this is not technically required. This can happen
+  for modules the company wants to promote like ``iap``,
+  modules with a big wow effect like ``partner_autocomplete``,
+  or some modules they consider useful by default like ``account_edi``.
+  See the discussion: https://github.com/odoo/odoo/issues/71190
+
+This module allows to change by configuration, the list of auto installable modules,
+adding or removing some modules to auto install.

module_change_auto_install/readme/DEVELOP.rst

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+If you upgrade your odoo Instance from a major version to another,
+using the OCA Free Software project "OpenUpgrade", you can also use
+this module during the upgrade process, to avoid the installation of
+useless new modules.

module_change_auto_install/readme/INSTALL.rst

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+You don't have to install this module. To make the features working :
+
+* make the module ``module_change_auto_install`` available in your addons path
+* update your ``odoo.cfg`` following  the "Configure" section